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Implementing webfolios in school leadership internships: "pluses

North Carolina is one of several states that has begun to incorporate the components of the Framework for 21st Century Learning in its focus on school leadership development and support. A school leadership preparation program in rural eastern North Carolina initiated and designed webfolios for submission of evidences of internship learning experiences. Implementation and evaluation results from the first three years (2007-2010) indicated full implementation by both students and faculty. This paper describes the process, perceptions, and lessons learned from students and faculty from three years of implementation.

Ncpea publications

This manuscript has been peer-reviewed, accepted, and endorsed by the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) as a significant contribution to the scholarship and practice of education administration. In addition to publication in the Connexions Content Commons, this module is published in the NCPEA Handbook of Online Instruction and Programs in Education Leadership, ISBN 978-1-4507-7263-1.

Editors

Janet Tareilo, Stephen F. Austin State University
Brad Bizzell, Virginia Tech

Associate Editors

Beverly Irby, Sam Houston State University
Rosemary Papa, Northern Arizona University
Thomas Valesky, Florida Gulf Coast University
Theodore Creighton, Virginia Tech

About the Authors

Marjorie C. Ringler, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Masters of School Administration Program, Department of Educational Leadership, East Carolina University
Lane Mills, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, East Carolina University
Randy St. Clair, Assistant Principal at Wellcome Middle School in Greenville, NC. Received MSA from East Carolina University.

Introduction

Whether stored on paper or in bytes, portfolios provide a means for individuals to showcase work that demonstrates reflection and progress over time (Montgomery, 2001). Webfolios, one format of electronic portfolios, reflect the web-based or online version of a portfolio which can range from a simple web page to a complex application with processes such as data entry, storage, retrieval and reporting in a standardized fashion with multiple levels of user access. Helen Barrett, a recognized leader in educational usage of electronic portfolios, provides that interactivity is a key characteristic of the Web 2.0 iteration of electronic portfolios, referring to them as ePortfolio 2.0, blog-folios, wiki-folios, or iPortfolios-where these type of portfolios “have the potential to change with the pedagogy of interaction” (Solomon&Schrum, 2007, p. 173). With the current conversations from national groups such as the Partnership for 21 ^st Century Skills (2004) that propose a need for the development and mastery of information, media and technology skills and incorporate technology-enhanced assessment, the incorporation of webfolios for online assessment and reflection is an important topic for principal preparation programs to consider in their delivery systems.

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